Creating Investment Value: Leveraging Asia’s Urban Transit Hub Boom
VIEW EVENT DETAILSEnabling mobility, while developing sustainable transportation systems, will be key to Asia’s urban future. A critical element will be air transport, which has the advantage of not requiring large amounts of inflexible, fixed track infrastructure. The emergence of the Aerotropolis suggests that airport-centric developments can be primary drivers for economic growth and job creation. Primary examples in Asia include Songdo IBD, in Incheon South Korea, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, and Beijing Capital International Airport, which has become the busiest airport in Asia.
What is the role of interlinking transportation systems, especially air transport, in creating a sustainable urban future for Asia and the world? What are the challenges faced by public sector sponsors, private sector developers and their investors? What are the emerging investment opportunities and where are they taking shape? Join us to hear from experts and leaders in the field sharing their experiences in building airports in major Asian cities.
Speakers:
Stan Gale, Chairman and Managing Partner, Gale International
John D. Kasarda, Director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and Kenan Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of North Carolina; and co-author of Aerotropolis
Mustafa Siddiqui, Principal, Private Equity, Blackstone Group
Xue Ya, President, China Center New York LLC
Moderator: Greg Lindsay, Contributing writer for Fast Company and co-author of Aerotropolis
Reception: 6:00-6:30 pm
Program: 6:30-8:00 pm
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Video: Explaining "Aerotropolis" (4 min., 3 sec.)